9 Easy Ways to Get a Better Sleep

Do you need a night of better sleep? When you aren’t sleeping well, your brain isn’t functioning at its peak.

It’s easy to treat our bodies as if we’re invincible and think something as silly as sleep is only an issue of mind over matter, but that’s not how it works. Taking care of yourself is important!

You want to be comfortable in a happy and healthy body because a healthy body will get a lot more work done than a sluggish one. This matters even more for bloggers, freelancers, and other entrepreneurs who depend on their minds to be sharp to get their work done.

1: Keep a Consistent Sleep Schedule

When you work for yourself, it’s easy to ignore any kind of routine, but this one matters. By sleeping at the same times every day, you train your internal clock. This can lead to falling asleep faster and waking up easier, which means less wasted time staring at the clock, waiting to fall asleep.

2: Exercise

Daily exercise will help your body feel ready for rest at night. Not only will it help you fall asleep faster, but it will keep you asleep for the night. Even light exercise can produce a significant improvement.

3: Make Your Bed a Relaxing Place to Be

Invest in a comfortable mattress. If your mattress has reached ten years old, it is definitely time for a new one.

4: Don’t Look at Your Phone

It’s a routine that many of us have gotten into, and it’s a bad idea. The blue light from your phone will not help you get to sleep. You could turn on the feature that reduces the blue light, but you should avoid looking at your phone before you go to bed.

If you’re really having a hard time with this, put your phone in another room at night. Keeping this distraction out of your room is a great way to get better sleep. You might need to buy an alarm clock if you place your phone far away. However, what I do is use the DO NOT DISTURB feature on my phone. This feature turns off all sounds on my phone (including notifications as well as stopping it from ringing) but it allows the alarm function to still work. So, when I need to wake up, I can still hear the alarm!

It always works, too, because I chose a really annoying alarm and I set it to the maximum volume!

5: Avoid Heavy Meals

For the three hours before bedtime, don’t eat. Indigestion will keep you awake late into the night.

Certain food will also cause you to have strange dreams or nightmares, if you eat before you go to bed. I have experienced this firsthand!

6: No Caffeine

For the truly coffee-addicted person, this can be rough. Switch out your evening cup of coffee for a relaxing sleepy-time tea.

7: Create a Bedtime Routine

Winding down before bed is a good way to let your body know that yes, it’s time to sleep.

Journaling can help with, too, especially if you take 10 minutes to write down what you are most grateful for and what went well in your day.

8: Turn on the Air Conditioner or Open a Window

Your body naturally cools down before bed, so lowering the temperature in your bedroom is a good way to signal to your body it’s time for sleep. Studies have found that rooms between 60 and 67 degrees can naturally increase melatonin production, which improves sleep quality.

9: Talk to Your Doctor

If you’ve tried some of these natural suggestions and still can’t sleep, it’s time to talk to your doctor. They may suggest taking melatonin, an over-the-counter supplement, or they may prescribe something stronger.

Having difficulty sleeping and staying asleep can also be indicative of sleep apnea. Your doctor can arrange for you to attend a sleep study, where this can be diagnosed.

Conclusion

Getting a night of better sleep is imperative to a healthy body and proper mental functioning.

Use the tips provided here to improve your sleeping and productivity patterns!

Lorraine Reguly, B.A./B.Ed., is an author and English teacher-turned-freelancer for hire. Her life journey is motivational and inspirational. Lorraine's book, From Nope to Hope, is a self-help book designed to help anyone who wishes to lead a happier life, and contains a built-in workbook. Lorraine offers 4 different services on Wording Well, including writing/blogging, and editing. She also helps others become published authors! Check out her services and see what she can do for YOU. You can also visit her author site, Laying It Out There. And don't forget to pick up your FREE copy of 20 Blog Post Must-Haves today!

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